Your P&L says you're winning. Your bank says you're not.
We are the fractional CFO for builders. Job-by-job margin. WIP. A 13-week cash plan you can trust. Bank-ready reports. One operator runs your numbers every week, not a faceless firm, and your books are handled inside the engagement so you see where every dollar goes, job by job.
- $34,000
- Retainage collected for one GC
- $8,400
- Change orders caught in 60 days
- 21 days
- Faster AR for a $4.5M builder
Also run ServiceTitan? See the AI systems we install on it.
- NAHB job costing: margin on every job, not just the year
- WIP schedules and retainage tracked the way banks want them
- A 13-week cash forecast so payroll is never a surprise
- Weekly job reviews and a board-grade monthly strategy call
- Bank-ready reports, with your books handled inside the engagement
One flat monthly fee. You always see your numbers first.
Wired in with the tools you already use
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The same operator runs your money and your operations.
Most shops buy these from two strangers who never talk. We build both, and we make them fit together. Start with the CFO work. Add the AI when you're ready.
A fractional CFO running your numbers every week: NAHB job costing, WIP, 13-week cash, and bank-ready reports. Your books are handled inside the engagement. You see real numbers, job by job.
- Fractional CFO built for construction
- Bank-ready reports, books included
- Job costing, WIP, retainage, 13-week cash
AI on the ServiceTitan you already run. It catches the missed and after-hours calls, books them, and weighs margin on dispatch. You approve every change; the numbers stay locked.
- Missed-call + after-hours recovery
- Booking and dispatch that weighs margin
- Runs on your existing ServiceTitan
You know this feeling.
- 01
You finish a job. You're sure you made money. The bank says different.
- 02
You don't know which jobs print cash and which ones bleed.
- 03
The reports on your desk weren't built for construction. They feel useless.
- 04
You guess at change orders. You miss billings. You eat the loss.
- 05
You want to bid bigger work. But you can't see 60 days out.
It's not you. It's the system. Most accounting setups weren't built for how construction money moves.
Think of your books like code.
Your jobs run in one app. Your money lives in another. Your WIP lives in a third. We wire them together like a clean API. No duct tape. No copy-paste. Data flows. Numbers match.
Four phases. Ninety days. Real numbers.
Clean up the mess
Days 1 to 30. We fix your chart of accounts with NAHB categories. We reconcile your books. We find the money you missed.
Wire up your tools
Days 15 to 45. We connect QuickBooks to Buildertrend, Procore, Knowify, or CoConstruct. No more double entry. No more copy-paste.
Build the rhythm
Ongoing. Monthly close by the 15th. Weekly job cost reviews. You always know which jobs are printing cash and which are bleeding.
See the future
Day 60 plus. You get a 13-week cash map. Bank-ready WIP. A CFO in your corner every quarter.
Built for one kind of owner: the one in a truck.
We only do construction. Custom home builders. Remodelers. GCs. Spec builders. Commercial and specialty-trade contractors. If that's you, we already know what's broken in your books.
For custom builders, remodelers, and general contractors.
- ✓Per-job margin in real time
- ✓Change orders billed the week they happen
- ✓Clean draws for your bank
For spec builders and commercial GCs who need bank-ready books.
- ✓WIP schedules for bonding and draws
- ✓Retainage tracked to the dollar
- ✓Percentage-of-completion done right
How does a fractional CFO engagement work for a contractor?
You move through three phases. First a 14-Day Financial X-Ray for $2,500, a fixed-fee diagnostic that gives you a 7-KPI scorecard and a 90-day roadmap. Then a 6-week Profit Command Sprint to fix the leaks. Then a month-to-month Command Retainer where your CFO runs the numbers every week. For scale, a full-time construction CFO costs $170,000 to $360,000 a year all-in per CFMA 2025, and standalone fractional construction CFOs run $3,000 to $9,000 a month. Your books are handled inside the engagement, never a separate fee.
The 14-Day Financial X-Ray
Free for exit or PE-track owners above $10M.
- Financial snapshot plus a 7-KPI scorecard
- Cash position and your top profit and cash leaks
- A prioritized 90-day roadmap
The 6-Week Profit Command Sprint
Paid upfront. Tiered by revenue.
- Job costing, WIP, and under-billing recovery
- Driver budget plus a 13-week cash forecast
- Board-grade package and the forward plan
The Command Retainer
By revenue tier. Month to month after 90 days.
- Weekly job reviews and a live 13-week cash forecast
- Monthly board-grade package
- Quarterly strategy, books included
| Phase | Price | What it delivers |
|---|---|---|
| The 14-Day Financial X-Ray | $2,500 | We connect QuickBooks and produce your baseline in 14 days: a financial snapshot, a 7-KPI scorecard against construction benchmarks, your real cash position, the top profit and cash leaks, and a 90-day roadmap. The deliverable is the plan. |
| The 6-Week Profit Command Sprint | $9,800 to $14,500 | Six weeks, defined scope, fast cash wins. We clean the data, build job costing and a WIP schedule, recover under-billing, set a driver-based budget and a 13-week cash forecast, then hand you a board-grade package and a live plan. |
| The Command Retainer | $3,500 to $7,500/mo | Your fractional CFO every week. We keep the forecast live, run the monthly board package, review jobs weekly, and steer the numbers, with your books handled inside the engagement. |
Key takeaway: most contractors start with the X-Ray, then choose the Sprint or Retainer once they see the plan. Books are included throughout.
The Command Retainer
One flat monthly fee. A fractional CFO running your numbers every week, with your books handled inside the engagement.
Our promise: we find at least 3x our fee in recoverable cash, margin, or tax within 90 days, or you do not pay.
- NAHB job costing, run for you$3,500
- QuickBooks + PM software wire-up (Buildertrend, Procore, Knowify, CoConstruct)$2,800
- 13-week cash flow forecast$2,400
- Weekly job cost reviews$3,200
- WIP schedule for bonding and banks$1,800
- Custom owner dashboard$1,500
- Monthly board-grade strategy call$1,200
- Rapid response (24 hr, 5 days a week)$900
- Total value$17,300
- Your priceFrom $3,500/mo
We don't promise the moon. We point to what we already did.
“Found $8,400 in missed change orders in the first 60 days. Paid for a full year of service in two months.”
“We had $34,000 in retainage sitting on the books that nobody was chasing. One quarter with Salisbury and every dollar was collected.”
“I was guessing my margins at 18%. Real number was 15.7%. That 2.3-point gap was costing me $25K a year. Now I see it job by job, every Friday.”
“Bank-draw reports went from 3 weeks to 36 hours. My lender moved us to priority status. That alone was worth the fee.”
“Cut our average AR from 52 days to 31. That freed up $180K in working capital. I bid two jobs I would have passed on before.”
Quick message from Jenni
We'll find the money hiding in your books.
30 minutes. Free. We look at your books and show you exactly where cash is slipping - missed change orders, uncollected retainage, under-billings. No pitch. No pressure. You walk away with a list.
Everything owners ask on the first call.
- What do you cost?
- We work in three steps. A 14-Day Financial X-Ray is $2,500, and it is free for exit or PE-track owners above $10M. The 6-Week Profit Command Sprint is $9,800 to $14,500 upfront, tiered by revenue. The ongoing Command Retainer is $3,500 to $7,500 a month by revenue tier. For scale, standalone construction fractional CFOs run $3,000 to $9,000 a month, and a full-time construction CFO costs $170,000 to $360,000 a year all-in per CFMA 2025. Your books are handled inside the engagement, never a separate fee. The exact number goes in writing before you pay anything.
- How fast do I see results?
- Most contractors see the first fix in 30 days. Full job-cost clarity by day 90. We promise it in writing.
- Do you only work with contractors?
- Yes. 100%. Custom home builders, remodelers, GCs, spec builders, and commercial and specialty-trade contractors. We don't do restaurants. We don't do e-commerce. We do construction.
- Do you use my tools?
- Yes. We live in QuickBooks Online. We wire it to Buildertrend, Procore, Knowify, CoConstruct, and Contractor Foreman. If your crew is on it, we can plug into it.
- Where are you?
- Eagle Mountain, Utah. We serve builders all over the country. Remote-first, by design.
- What if you don't find the money?
- You do not pay. Our guarantee is in writing on the engagement letter: we find at least 3x our fee in recoverable cash, margin, or tax within 90 days, or you do not pay for those 90 days.
We install custom AI on it that catches the calls you're missing.
Missed-call recovery, after-hours booking, and margin-aware dispatch, built and run by the same operator who runs your numbers. You approve every change. The numbers stay locked.
The Construction Vault
8 free PDFs on NAHB job costing, WIP reporting, cash flow strategy, and more. The same guides our fractional CFO clients get on day one.
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Stop guessing. Start seeing.
Thirty minutes with Cory, your fractional CFO. You leave with a written list of the profit and cash leaks we find in your numbers, whether or not we work together.
- ✓A list of profit and cash leaks we found in your numbers
- ✓An honest read on whether we're the right fit
- ✓A quote, in writing, before you pay anything
We take 2 new clients a month. When slots close, the waitlist opens.
Or call (385) 374-9295
You'll meet with
Cory Salisbury
Book a 30-minute profit-leak review with Cory.
You walk away with a written list of the leaks in your books - a straight, honest read.
What we'll cover
- A 10-minute look at where your numbers are today.
- 3 specific profit leaks I'd chase first for a business your size.
- Whether we're a fit - honest yes or no, no pressure either way.
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Weekdays, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM MT